language

Basic Chinese Classes

Submitted by Angel Hill on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 2:53pm

LovePlanning a visit to Asia soon?  Have a Chinese client that you'd like to impress?  Come to our weekly Basic Chinese Class taught by a local Chinese-American volunteer - every Thursday at 5:00pm.

Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th!

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/12/2012 - 3:03pm

Ahoy, mateys! Did ye know that next Wednesday, September 19th be Talk Like a Pirate Day? Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ye ready? 

If not, you can brush up on your Pirate speak by heading to our Mango Languages database.  To get there, first head to our website, HCPL.net.  Click on the Databases tab and then select “Languages”.  Click on the Mango Languages database.  You will have to enter your library card number to access Mango Languages outside of the library. 

Once in, you will be prompted to either log in or create a profile.  Creating a profile is good if you want to track your progress on learning a language, but it’s probably unnecessary if all you want to do is learn Pirate speak.  Instead you can just select “Start Learning”.  Choose the Pirate “foreign course”, launch it, select a lesson, and yo-ho-ho you’re good to go!

Baby Sign Language

Submitted by Christine Turner on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 3:22pm

Knowing how to communicate with your infant/toddler reduces stress for both parent and child.  

Parent Resource Books

Baby Sign Language Basics: Early Communication for Hearing Babies and Toddlers Monta Z. Briant.

Register for upcoming PBS workshop

Submitted by Carolyn A on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 9:32am

The Crosby Branch Library will be hosting a FREE PBS workshop for adults on Saturday, October 17, from 10 am - 2 pm. This workshop is based on the daily television series, A Place of Our Own and Sid, The Science Kid. It is for adults and will focus on developing children's language and literacy skills with the theme of Conflict Resolution. You MUST register to attend and space is limited. If interested, please call Ann Crider at 713-743-8414 or email her at acrider@houstonpbs.org. These programs are always informative and fun.

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